on, the financial position of that inventor and the scale of use the invention will have. All these factors must be accounted for when deciding which option is the best.To obtain a patent for an idea the basic requirements are that the idea is original, reproducible, commercially usable, has not been publicly disclosed prior to the filing of the patent, novel and non-obvious. These factors are essential for the granting of the patent. Once the inventor feels that all these requirements are filled, then a paten attorney should be approached and then an application should be filed. This is the first step towards a patent. After this initial filing the pending application can be extended up held for up to six months which enables more information and data to be collected, this will enhance the case of a patent while still having it in cue. After this period, the pending application is assessed by the prosecution for suitability, and any opposition to the application is heard. Once this process has been completed the application is either granted or rejected. This whole procedure can cost a fair amount of money. A patent application covering something that is very simple and easy to describe can cost the applicant as little as $2,000 to file with the Patent Office. However inventions that are very complicated or have substantial electronic or large amounts of information can cost as much as $8,000 or $10,000 to be filed with the U.S. Patent Office. These costs may seem quite high. However, patents are only intended to protect commercially useful inventions. Therefore patent costs are generally small compared to the costs of turning an invention into product, then of marketing and selling of the product. This means that if the invention is not going to make a significant amount of money then it is not worth patenting it.The ethical considerations of a paten are that the intellectual property of a person or persons is a valued commodity and s...
